Papakura
Electorate wins with $210 million motorway
improvementResidents and businesses in the
Papakura Electorate can celebrate Budget 2014’s $210 million planto improve travel around the Takanini and Papakura
area.

Construction work between 2014 and 2017 will
expand State Highway 1 to three lanes from Hill Road to
Takanini, expanded to six lanes from Takanini to Papakura
and four lanes southbound from State Highway 20 to Hill
Road. There will also be improvements to the northbound
Takanini onramp and the Takanini interchange.

I
thank local Councillors Calum Penrose, Sir John Walker and
Bill Cashmore along with Local Board Chairs Angela Dalton
and Bill McEntee, who have advocated with me for this
fantastic development. As a result, commuters can look
forward to vast improvements to travel time and ease of
travel and this will improve daily life for local families
and businesses.*

Free GP visits and
prescriptions for under 13 year oldsAnother
significant announcement in this year’s Budget is that doctors’ visits and prescriptions will be made free of charge for all
children under 13 years of age.

Over three years
from 1 July 2015, $90 million dollars will not only go
toward making sure these children are able to see the doctor
free of charge at any time of the day, it also means parents
will not have to pay for their prescriptions. I’ve no
doubt this news will be very welcome by parents in our
communities.

*

All the wonderful news from
Budget 2014 will no doubt be very welcome by parents,
children, businesses and organisations in the Papakura
Electorate. It’s a great example of how a sensible
Government can produce real and much needed results for
everyday Kiwis.

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